/*
 * FindBugs - Find Bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2007 University of Maryland
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.internalAnnotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierNickname;
import javax.annotation.meta.When;

/**
 * Denotes a class name or package name where the . character is used to
 * separate package/class name components.
 *
 * e.g. {@code java.util.Collection}, {@code foo.Bar$Baz}
 *
 * @author pugh
 * @see edu.umd.cs.findbugs.util.ClassName An utility class provides utility methods to handle this format
 * @see SlashedClassName Another format of class name
 */
@Documented
@SlashedClassName(when = When.NEVER)
@TypeQualifierNickname
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface DottedClassName {
}
